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relieved

re·lieve
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-leev]
    • /rɪˈliv/
    • /rɪˈliːvd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-leev]
    • /rɪˈliv/

Definitions of relieved word

  • verb with object relieved to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.). 1
  • verb with object relieved to free from anxiety, fear, pain, etc. 1
  • verb with object relieved to free from need, poverty, etc. 1
  • verb with object relieved to bring effective aid to (a besieged town, military position, etc.). 1
  • verb with object relieved to ease (a person) of any burden, wrong, or oppression, as by legal means. 1
  • verb with object relieved to reduce (a pressure, load, weight, etc., on a device or object under stress): to relieve the steam pressure; to relieve the stress on the supporting walls. 1

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Origin of relieved

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English releven < Middle French relever to raise < Latin relevāre to reduce the load of, lighten, equivalent to re- re- + levāre to raise, derivative of levis light in weight

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Parts of speech for Relieved

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

relieved popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for relieved

adj relieved

  • at rest — not moving; still
  • beetling — a heavy hammering or ramming instrument, usually of wood, used to drive wedges, force down paving stones, compress loose earth, etc.
  • bright-eyed — eager; fresh and enthusiastic
  • bushy-tailed — bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, fresh, alert, eager, and lively
  • dewy — Something that is dewy is wet with dew.

adjective relieved

  • abated — to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
  • allayed — to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
  • alleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
  • appeased — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
  • assuaged — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.

verb relieved

  • counterchecked — Simple past tense and past participle of countercheck.
  • defalcated — Simple past tense and past participle of defalcate.
  • defogged — Simple past tense and past participle of defog.
  • disburdened — Simple past tense and past participle of disburden.
  • disembarrassed — Simple past tense and past participle of disembarrass.

Antonyms for relieved

verb relieved

  • ached — to have or suffer a continuous, dull pain: His whole body ached.
  • afflicted — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
  • agonized — Agonized describes something that you say or do when you are in great physical or mental pain.
  • baffled — lacking in understanding
  • chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.

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